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• Dash Evolution chain integrates Zcash Orchard privacy pool
  Initial features will support basic transfers, setting the stage for subsequent upgrades, including privacy features for tokenized real-world assets.Dash, a layer-1 blockchain protocol with privacy-preserving features, announced on Thursday the integration of Zcash’s “Orchard” shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary layer on the L1 network that supports smart contract functionality.The integration will […]
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
  Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, Bitcoin-backed loan platform Ledn reportedly sold about $188 million of bonds tied to Bitcoin‑collateralized consumer loans, US Senator Bernie Moreno is confident the US CLARITY […]
• Banks can’t seem to service crypto, even as it goes mainstream
  Crypto’s reputation is improving, but investors still complain that their banks are blocking their accounts for interacting with digital assets.Across the globe, it remains common for crypto users to have their bank accounts frozen and transfers blocked, even as institutional adoption rises.Panos Mekras, co-founder and CEO of blockchain fintech Anodos Labs, began dealing with crypto […]
• Voltage rolls out USD-settled Bitcoin Lightning credit line for businesses
  Voltage has launched a US dollar‑settled revolving credit line that plugs directly into Bitcoin and Lightning payment flows, letting businesses send instant, Lightning‑style payments.Bitcoin infrastructure company Voltage has announced the launch of Voltage Credit, a programmatic revolving line of credit designed to let businesses send payments with Lightning-style instant finality while still repaying the credit […]
• Deutsche Börse exec says tokenization is an evolution, not a threat
  Carlo Kölzer says tokenization is not threatening but is reshaping traditional markets after the company's 360T platform integrates Kraken-backed xStocks.A Deutsche Börse Group executive said tokenization is a natural evolution of market infrastructure, not a threat to traditional markets, and added that the exchange operator is positioning itself to integrate tokenized and traditional assets.Carlo Kölzer, head of […]
• Google searches for ‘Bitcoin going to zero’ at highest since 2022
  “Bitcoin going to zero” Google searches have spiked to their highest level since the FTX collapse, even as institutional buyers accumulate BTC and macro uncertainty hits record highs.Google searches for “Bitcoin going to zero” have surged to their highest level since the post‑FTX panic in November 2022, according to Google Trends data for the past […]
• Blockchain data may predict drug overdose surges months in advance: Chainalysis
  Larger crypto payments to darknet markets were linked to higher stimulant hospitalizations and deaths in Canadian health data.Blockchain transaction data tied to cryptocurrency payments may provide an early signal of emerging drug crises, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.The study, which examined illicit market activity across darknet drug and fraud ecosystems, […]